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"It's allowed that he could sign a contract with us in May," he said. "I have no problem with that [but] we have to respect when a contract ends. If a contract ends there are two sides who could have done things differently."

Over to the Mirror , who report that Raheem Sterling is set to be offered a new contract in January.

The former Liverpool forward has two-and-a-half years remaining on his current Blues deal, but is said to be the next priority for City bosses after negotiations with Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva are completed.